little more rapidly, and made some
ineffectual lip motions but no reply. To simple commands
she made slow and inadequate responses. She flinched when
pricked with a pin, but made no attempt at protecting
herself. She had to be spoon-fed. The catalepsy persisted
only for two days.

After this she continued to show a marked reduction of
activity, moved very little, said nothing spontaneously,
had at first to be spoon-fed (later ate naturally enough).
But she never soiled herself and went to the closet of her
own accord.

Emotionally she seemed dormant for the most part, though
for the first few days she appeared somewhat puzzled, and
one night when a patient screamed she seemed afraid and
did not sleep, whereas other nights she slept well. She
answered only after repeated questions and in a low tone.
Very often, though her attention was attracted easily
enough, her answers were remarkably shallow and also showed
a striking off-hand profession of incapacity or lack of
knowledge. This was often without any admission of
depression or concern about her incapacity. She would
usually say "What?" or "Hm?" or repeat the question, but
most often would say, "I don't know," this even to very
simple questions. For instance, when asked, "What is your
name?" she answered, "My name? I don't know myself" (but
she did give her husband's name), or when asked to write
her name, she said, "I don't know how to write," or "Call
Annie, she will write my name." When requested to read or
write (even when asked for single letters), she would make
such statements as "I can't read." However, she finally
named some objects in pictures. This condition was
characteristic of her for two weeks.

Then her condition changed a little. She spoke a little
more freely but was similarly vague. The following
interview of September 9, is characteristic: When asked how
she was, she said, "Belle." (Are you sick?) "No." (Is your
head all right?) "Yes." (Is your memory all right?) "Yes."
(Do you know everything?) "Yes." (Understand everything?)
"Yes." (Are you mixed up?) "No." (Do you feel sick?) "No."
But when asked where she was, how long she had been here,
what the name of the place was, what was the occupation of
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